FACTOID # 83: More than half of Indonesia's primary school teachers are under 30years of age .
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "NSZ" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


This article is part
of the series:
Polish Secret State

History of Poland
The authorities
Government
Administration
Parliament
Courts
Political organizations
1PPS (socialists)
2SL (agrarian party)
3SN (right-wing party)
SP (Christian democrats)
4PPR (communists)
5Bund and Hatzoar (Jewish left)
6Betar (Zionist)
ONR (right-wing)
Falanga (extreme right)
SD (centrist)
Military organizations
ZWZ
Armia Krajowa
Szare Szeregi
1MR PPR-WRN and GL WRN
2KB and BCh
3NOW and NSZ
4GL and AL
5ŻOB
6ŻZW
Others
Press and Media
Education
See also:
History of Poland

Narodowe Siły Zbrojne (English National Armed Forces, NSZ) was one of the Polish armed underground guerilla organizations, fighting Nazi German occupation in General Government.


It occupied the extreme right wing of political spectrum. Its program included fighting against Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union for the independence of Poland, keeping the Second Polish Republics pre-war eastern border and gaining territories of current Poland in the west.


The NSZ has been accused of chauvinism and anti-Semitism, however this has been proven to be communist propaganda. Some historians believe that the NSZ murdered hundreds of Jews who sought refuge in the forests. NSZ itself underlined, that it fought with Soviet partisants, many of them of Jewish origin. It also fought with the Polish communist partisans of Armia Ludowa (AL). Thanks to the policy of non-cooperation with the Soviets and unlike Home Army (AK), that was completely transparent to Soviet security services, NSZ remained a military and political power when Poland was taken over by the Red Army. The NSZ struggled against the new regime, while allegedly continuing to murder Holocaust survivors, whose as NSZ believed were the base for communist government. The members of NSZ were persecuted in the stalinist years after the war.


NSZ was created on September 20th, 1942. It reached about 70,000 members. Part of NSZ joined the Armia Krajowa in March 1944. NSZ units took part in the Warsaw Uprising. In January 1945, the NSZ Holy Cross Mountains Brigade (Brygada Świętokrzyska) retreated before the Red Army with the Germans approval, into the German protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. It, however, fought against Germans again in May 5th, 1945 in Bohemia, when NSZ freed women from a concentration camp in Holiszowo. The brigade suffered heavy casualties.


Commanders: colonel Ignacy Oziewicz colonel Tadeusz Kurcyusz colonel Stanislaw Kasznica


  Results from FactBites:
 
Narodowe Siły Zbrojne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (448 words)
Part of NSZ joined the Armia Krajowa in March 1944, where after the faction that did not join was known as NSZ-ZJ (after "Zwiazek Jaszczurczy" or the "Salamander Union").
The NSZ has been accused of chauvinism and anti-Semitism, however it has been argued that this was mostly communist propaganda.
NSZ itself underlined, that it fought with Soviet partisans.
Who Is No Spray Zone? (387 words)
NSZ was formed in March of 2000, when the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) decided to spray insecticide on a square mile covering Ballard, Magnolia, and Salmon Bay.
In a short time, NSZ was able to convince all the legislators from the affected district that the spraying was a bad idea.
NSZ has been active lobbying the legislature to pass bills making it harder to spray poison over urban areas and to reveal the hidden content of pesticides.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 0825, t